Working with
everything from
jackhammers to
jacaranda,
Corpsmembers improve
public spaces, build
playgrounds, and
landscape parks and
gardens. Their work
brings new vitality to
neighborhoods,
transforming neglected
public spaces into
valuable community
resources.
Corpsmembers work
closely with their
supervisors, learning
to use hand and power
tools, plant trees and
native plants, and
build complex,
beautiful playground
structures. All while
learning to complete
projects on-time and
within budget.
For over 25 years,
Corpsmembers have
acted as an
environmental
workforce, greening
the city from Hunter’s
Point to Crissy Field.
We’re now expanding
this work with a new
green collar job
training program to
facilitate Corpsmember
access to jobs in the
emerging green
economy. A generous
grant from San
Francisco’s Department
on the Environment
is making this work
possible.
LaTanya,
former
Corpsmember,
and Kat,
former
Associate
Director of
Academics, at
the Willie
Mays Boys
& Girls
Club grand
opening, where
Corpsmembers
did the
landscaping.
SPOTLIGHT
The Willie
Mays Boys and Girls Club celebrated the opening of a new
garden and
extensive play
area in the
summer of
2007, thanks
to the hard
work of
Corpsmembers.
Corpsmembers
took a barren
open space and
planted
gardens, built
benches,
created
pathways from
recycled
materials and
constructed a
playground.
Children in
the community
now have a
safe, fun,
beautiful
place to play.
